This is not the original pier where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower. The original pier was demolished a few years after the Pilgrims departed. However, this location is memorialized as the point of departure.

The Barbican Pier where the Pilgrims boarded Mayflower (photo by Ruth Oberhelman)

The Doric colonade marking the site of departure (photo by Mildred Ramos)